Replying to both; I did take Korean lessons at my school for 1.5 years, however I went to a very studious type of international school where I wasn’t using any of the Korean due to staying indoors and studying (+ other personal issues). Also I have faced discrimination heavily in the country as I do not look Korean at all (lol) and locals have sometimes straight up chosen to ignore me … :[

I think they are upset less about the fact that I want to go to college (I am currently doing online courses that I do not enjoy at all) but more of the fact that I would like to leave them in search of life, as they may see it as a personal offense. As for the military part, I’m unsure if the financial aid will go that far as it was mentioned before that I may be cut off due to some sort of government laws (I have no idea about this, but its been mentioned before.) Anyways, thanks for the reply.

Hello, thanks for the reply! Korea is definitely a good vacation/short trip spot that I have toured many of my friends from the states in, and may even come back to visit my family. However, living there long-term is a different story. Thanks for the best wishes and hope you are doing well.